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Majority of the former sportspersons who contested the local body polls in Kerala tasted defeats; one even got the unlucky number of 666 votes.
The 31-year-old had walked away from the sport after the heartbreak of the Paris Games last year.
However, Magnus Carlsen emerged the overall champion of Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour across five legs.
Pramod Das, overcoming severe congenital physical challenges, secured a silver medal in taekwondo.
R Praggnanandhaa has qualified for next year’s Candidates Tournament, which decides the challenger for World Chess Champion D Gukesh.
Calicut University defeated SRM University, Chennai, 3-1, to clinch the men’s volleyball title of Khelo India University Games.
MG University, Kottayam defeated SRM, Chennai, 74-60 in the final of women’s basketball at the Khelo India University Games.
Fewer participants in various athletic events at the Khelo India University Games in Rajasthan have raised suspicion over doping.
Arjun Erigaisi defeated Viswanathan Anand in the final of Jerusalem Masters 2025 chess tournament.
Providence, Kozhikode and St Joseph’s, Thiruvananthapuram won the girls and boys titles respectively of the Girideepam inter-school basketball tournament in Kottayam.
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